Our shops are tops — and that really is official


I F y o u l ik e t r a d i t i o n a l to w n - c e n t r e s h o p p in g , t h e n t h e K ib b le V a l le y


i s j u s t t h e p la c e t o b e . Clitheroe and Longridge


a re two bu stlin g m a rk e t towns, which have a repu­ tation for giving service with a smile, as well as offering a wide choice of


goods. They a re also shop­ p in g m e c c a s fo r th o s e


looking for something dif­ ferent, with a r t and craft,


food, book, hardware and fashion shops a t t ra c t in g customers from n e a r and


far. A shopkeeper in a small .


town or village needs to h av e c o n s is te n t ly h ig h s ta n d a r d s in o r d e r to sa t is fy local cu s tom e rs . U n l ik e th e la r g e c i ty


c en tre stores, th e small­ town t r a d e r cannot re ly mainly on th e casual shop- , p e r who visits his prem­ ises a few times a year. He has to make sure th a t local r e s i d e n t s d o in g t h e i r , weekly o r daily shopping a re well sa tis f ied. Many local shops have been in th e same family fo r th e be st p a r t of th e century,


. so th a t m u s t te l l n ew ­ comers to th e area some -, th in g a b o u t th e r e ta i l standards in the borough.


M e anw h ile , sh o p p e r s


from outside the. borough also come back time and ag a in b e c au se , like th e locals, th e y h av e disco­ vered th a t small is beauti­ ful. Traders will often say th a t th e y h a v e r e g u la r


cu s tom e rs from v a r ious


pa r ts of Britain — and the Continent. They stop off in Clithe roe d u r in g holiday t im e s


cannot ge t elsewhere. to b u y w h a t th e y


o r v is ito rs , enjoy mean­ d e r in g along th e na rrow s tre e ts of th e area, stop­ ping here and there to do some window shopping, and then to buy the goods th a t catch th e ir eye.


Famous media w r i te r s


have often praised th e spe­ cialist shops in Clitheroe town centre. A wine store


an d s a u s a g e sh o p h a v e won national awards on several occasions.


“I t is a good food town


and people should count themselves lucky th a t they


h av e su ch h ig h q u a l i ty shops in Clitheroe,” said “T he T im e s Maga zine ” i;: writer Fiona Beckett, dur- ^


Shoppers, whether loca l: have lo s t all in d ep en d en t


ing a fact-find visit. “Today, so many towns :£


th e i r good, g food shops


a n d , w h e n y o u c om e * across & town like Clith- eroe, i t is a good feeling. . , You fe e l l ik e g iv in g i t j:;


three cheers.” Clitheroe has the added ...


bonus o f a new m a rk e t, v w h e re o p e n s ta lls^ a n d | cabins a re arranged in an !


attractive setting, in keep- i ing with the'town’s ancient • s to n e b u i ld jn g s . . I t w a s : b u i l t to re p la c e a n old market, which served the town well, b u t was in heed of re-styling to mee t th e challenges of th e next cen­ t u r y . T h e r e a r e a ls o several supermarkets and department store s as up- txMlate as those in any city shopping prednct. The traditional market


' ' !: . W W l t JC


d a y s a t C l i th e ro e a r e T u esday and S a tu rd ay a lth o u g h T h u r sd a y h a s b e e n a d d ed fo r a t r i a l p e r io d and is l ik e ly to become a permanent fix-* ture. Longridge Market is smaller, but remains popu­ lar with the local popula­ t io n a n d i s o p e n on Thursdays.


t h e K i b b l e V a l l e y


L IV IN G i n t h e K ib b l e V a l l e y i s a


w e l c o m e b r e a k f r o m N .* • ** ■


t h e h u s t l e a n d b u s t l e o f t h e b u s y c i t y c e n t r e f o r B B C R a d i o L a n c a s h i r e p r e s e n t e r A l i s o n .


B r o w n . A l iso n , w h o liv e s in W h a l ley , loves h a v in g


h e r fam i ly h om e in th e Kib b le V a l le y a n d


.enjoys e v e ry th in g th e • c o u n try s id e h a s to


o f fe r . S h e s a id : “ I c a n


a p p re c ia te th e b e a u t i fu l c o u n try s id e . I a c tu a l ly w o rk e d in M a n c h e s te r fo r 10 y e a r s a n d i t w a s so n ic e to g e t b a c k to th e K ibble V a l le y .”- R a is e d in


W a d d in g to n , A l iso n h a s a c tu a l ly lived in W h a l ley fo r a ro u n d 20 y e a r s a n d d u r in g th a t t im e h a s c om e to a p p re c ia te th e a r e a ’s sh o p p in g fa c i l i t ie s . S h e b e liev es th e


sh o p s ’ in d iv id u a l n a tu r e o f fe r s c u s tom e r s m u c h


. m o re , a n d th e a r e a is n e v e r to o b u sy fo r


re la x e d sh o p p in g , u n l ik e th e re g io n ’s


.. m a jo r tow n s a n d c i t ie s , v A l iso n l iv e s w i th 'h u sb a n d , I a in , a n _


in te r io r d e s ig n e r w i th L a n c a sh i r e C o u n ty , C o u n c i l , a n d h a s tw o so n s , A d am (f ive) a n d T om ( tw o ) .


B o w l a n d C o u r t , C l i t h e r o e


C L I T H E R O E ’S n e w m a r k e t , i n a n a t t r a c t i v e s e t t i n g w h i c h a d d s t o - t h e p l e a s u r e o f s h o p p i n g


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